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Exodus 36:20

And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.

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וַיַּ֥עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַקְּרָשִׁ֖יםhaqrashimthe benchקֶרֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the bench”, the ordinary formH7175a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of ashipbench, board.לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןlamishkanto tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to tabernacle”, the ordinary formH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.עֲצֵ֥יatsetreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.שִׁטִּ֖יםshitimshittahשִׁטָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “shittah”, the ordinary formH7848the acacia (from its scourging thorns)shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).עֹמְדִֽיםomedimstandעָמַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “stand”, a verb used as a describing wordH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he made the boards for the tabernacle, of acacia wood, standing up.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh the boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up;

World English Bible

He made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

Darby Translation

And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up;

Douay-Rheims

He made also the boards of the tabernacle of setim wood standing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the fourth row a chrysolite and beryl and onyx set round about with gold, and fastened with gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὁ στίχος ὁ τέταρτος, χρυσόλιθος καὶ βηρύλλιον καὶ ὀνύχιον περικεκυκλωμένα χρυσίῳ, καὶ συνδεδεμένα χρυσίῳ.